Phil Abrams (December 28, 1959) is an American actor best known for Dolemite Is My Name (2019), Strange Angel (2018), and Parenthood (2010-2012).
He is married to Poet Michelle Britting and they have two children.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1994: Roseanne And Tom Behind The Scenes as Jerry Barr
- 1999: True Love as Waiter
- 2000: Celebrity as Industry Lawyer
- 2005: The Island as Obgyn
- 2007: Nancy Drew as Principal Fineman
- 2007: Saving Sarah Cain as Charles Eberley
- 2008: Zip as Al
- 2012: White Frog as Ira Goldman
- 2012: Shamgreggie Saves The World as Mean Mr. Green
- 2012: County as Abe Goldenrod
- 2014: Jersey Boys as Publisher #3
- 2015: Insidious Chapter 3 as Mel
- 2016: Welcome To The Mens Group as Neil
- 2017: Say You Will as Mr. Cherktow
- 2017: Alex And The List as Dentist
- 2017: Muse as Lance
- 2020: Legend Of The Muse as Lance
- 2018: Living Room Coffin as Gray
- 2019: I Am That Man as Dr. Zimm
- 2019: Dolemite Is My Name as Lou Drozen
- 2019: Between Two Ferns: The Movie as The Bubble Artist
- 2020: Fifty K as Security Guard
Television Roles
- 1995: Party of Five as Photographer
- 1995: High Incident as Beat-Up Dad
- 1998: Everybody Loves Raymond as Sales Clerk
- 1998-2002: The Practice as Randy Peete/Gary Strangis (2 episodes)
- 1999: The X-Files as Little Fritz
- 1999: Hang Time as The Dance Official
- 1999: Time Of Your Life as Delivery Guy
- 2000: Martial Law as Jason Rutledge
- 2000: Roswell as John Shanahan
- 2000: Judging Amy as Stan Thompson
- 2000-2003: The District as Drug Store Patron/Kiosk Man (2 episodes)
- 2001: Friends as The Anxious Wedding Guest
- 2001: Strong Medicine as Dr. Weisbaum
- 2001: Providence as Mr. Edwards
- 2002: Spy TV as Various
- 2002: Birds of Prey as Coroner
- 2002: What I Like About You as Man
- 2003: Dragnet as Gerard Downs
- 2004: NCIS as Hotel Manager
- 2004: Girlfriends (2000) as Instructor
- 2004: Without a Trace as Mr. Carr
- 2004: The O.C. as Mr. Sheeran
- 2004: The Tracy Morgan Show as Dr. Tessler
- 2004: Crossing Jordan as Samuel Burnham
- 2005: Eve as Earl
- 2005: NYPD Blue as Dr. Marra
- 2005: Las Vegas as Defense Attorney
- 2005: Monk as 2nd Cop
- 2005: Medium as Director
- 2005: Malcolm in the Middle as Neighbor
- 2005: Head Cases as Barry Blumberg
- 2005: Desperate Housewives as Technician
- 2005: Two and a Half Men as Man in Restaurant
- 2005-2015: Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Various (6 episodes)
- 2006: Murder 101 as Building Super
- 2006: The Suite Life of Zack & Cody as Travis
- 2006: ER as Rodney
- 2006: Pepper Dennis as Milford
- 2006: The Nine as Stanley
- 2006: Gilmore Girls as Lou Morton
- 2006: Nip/Tuck as Lawyer
- 2006: Help Me Help You as Rabbi Jenkins
- 2006: My Name Is Earl as Man in Line
- 2007: Boston Legal as Lou Schneider
- 2007: The Bill Engvall Show as Mr. Levinson
- 2007: Side Order Of Life as Insurance Official
- 2007: Cavemen as Lawyer
- 2007: Chuck as Stanford Librarian
- 2008: Eli Stone as Larry Conaver
- 2008: Lost as Mr. Gellert
- 2008: Saving Grace as Doctor
- 2008: Pushing Daisies as Dr. Eugene Halifax
- 2008: Speedie Date as Mike
- 2009: 24 as FAA Official
- 2009: The Young and the Restless as Bookstore Manager
- 2009: Castle as Roger
- 2009: Greek as Pervy Dad
- 2009: The Mentalist as Greg Humphrey
- 2009: Brothers & Sisters as Harold Wallace
- 2009: Los Foley Guys as Phil
- 2009-2010: Grey's Anatomy as Dr. John Nelson (3 episodes)
- 2009-2010: ICarly as Marty Klemish/Man (3 episodes)
- 2010: In Plain Sight as Larry Silvers
- 2010: Huge as Robert Schonfeld
- 2010: The Office (US) as Shelby Thomas Weems
- 2010-2012: Parenthood as Phil Lessing (8 episodes)
- 2011: Shameless (US) as Mr. Bancroft
- 2011: The Big Bang Theory as Dr. Bernstein
- 2011: Last Man Standing as Male Executive
- 2011-2012: Good Luck Charlie as Mr. Piper (3 episodes)
- 2011-2012: Switched at Birth as Ed Calston (3 episodes)
- 2012: Hou$e of Lie$ as Mediator
- 2012: The Middle as Robert
- 2012: Kickin' It as Judge Burgess
- 2012: Partners as Carl
- 2013: The New Normal as Dr. Barr
- 2013: Family Tools as Mr. Becker
- 2013: Sam & Cat as Frank Pankle
- 2013: The Bold and the Beautiful as Phil the Jeweler
- 2013: Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Uncle Bob
- 2013: Ironside as Korman
- 2014: Suburgatory as Lansky #1
- 2014: Take 2 as Teacher
- 2014: Workaholics as Hot Dog Vendor
- 2014: Criminal Minds as Dr. Weinstein
- 2014: Major Crimes as Tom Cox
- 2014: Jennifer Falls as Jeweler
- 2014: Anger Management as Husband
- 2014: About a Boy as Principal Goldenrod
- 2014-2017: Kingdom as Dr. Kramer (8 episodes)
- 2014-2017: You're the Worst as Steeb Corniglia (3 episodes)
- 2015: The Haunted Hathaways as Council Member #2
- 2015: Revenge as Estate Lawyer
- 2015: Impress Me as Stephen
- 2015: Blunt Talk as Stylish Man
- 2015: Review as Prison Psychiatrist
- 2015: The Grinder as Jeff Behar
- 2016: NCIS: Los Angeles as Ben Walker
- 2016: Rosewood as Bob Safran
- 2016: Ray Donovan as Josh
- 2016: This Isnt Working as Mr. Roberson
- 2016: Scream Queens as Dean of Students
- 2016: The Picture as Bernie Kaufman
- 2016-2017: The Mindy Project as Dr. Green (3 episodes)
- 2017: Grace and Frankie as Dr. Weintraub
- 2017: Veep as Rabbi
- 2017: Lady Dynamite as Grant
- 2017: Designated Survivor as Eddie Adamson
- 2018: Living Biblically as Dr. Gottlieb
- 2018: Hotel Du Loone as Sambeani
- 2018: Strange Angel as Prof. Gilford Crompton
- 2018: Girls I Audition With as Howard Poon
- 2018: This Is Us as Dr. Weiss
- 2019: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend as Piano Teacher
- 2019: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Harold Simcoe
- 2019: Grand Hotel as Therapist
- 2019: Mr Mom as Martin
- 2020: Broke as Mr. McBride
- 2020: The Conners as Dr. Davis
- 2021: Dave as Mr. Moskowitz
- 2021: Curb Your Enthusiasm as Young Larry's Dad Morty
- 2022: How I Met Your Father as Lou
- 2022: The Goldbergs as Dr. Solit
Shorts
- 1995: Lard Copy as Piggybacker (uncredited)
- 2013: Chocolate Milk as Chuck
- 2014: Jump as Dr. Allen
- 2014: Rooming With Big G as God
- 2015: Quote Unquote as Principal
- 2015: One Nation Under Mike as The Principal
- 2016: Airdancers Detectives Unit as Captain
- 2016: Square Roots as Principal Rosenfeld
- 2017: Knock Knock Head Lock as George Gumm
- 2018: Truth About Call Centers as Satan
- 2019: Portrait Of A Woman At Dawn as August Edwards
- 2019: Flyby as Dr. Revere
- 2019: Fido as Sal
Producer
- 2015: Yaatra (short)